Machine for making filler flats for packing cases



' G. w. 'aww JR 1,719,947 MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLER PLATS Fon PACKING CASES July 9, '1929.'

Filed Jan. 51, 1928 TOR ' WITNESS,A

AM/MM j ATTORNEYS July`9, 1929. 1G, w, sw.-T JR 1,719,947

'MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLER PLATS FOR PACKING CASES f md Jan. si, 1928 9 sheets-sheet 2 l INVENTR WITNESS G50/mf #X51v/F5 J7? A ATTORNEYS July 9, 1929 G. w. swlFT. JR 1.719.947

MACHINE FOI'y MAKING FILLER FLATS FOR PACKING CASES Filed Jan. 51,.1928 V 9 sheets-sheet 3 INVENTOR' @fa/mf nf Sm/fr, J?.

WITNESS ATTORNEYS Jlyxe, 1929.

G. v v. swlFT. JR

Filed Jan. 31, 1928 9y Sheets-Sheet I G. w. swlF-r. JR 1.719.947

Filed Jan; 51, 192e s sheets-.sheet Y5 July l9, 1929.

MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLER FLATS FOR PACKING CASES July `9, 1929 G. w. swlFT. JR 1,719.94? MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLER PLATS FOR PACKING CASES I Filed Jan. si, 1928 9 sheets-sheet e Jury 9, A1929- G. w. swlF-r. JR 1,719,947

` MACHINE Fon MAKING FILLER- FLA'rs FOR 'PACKING cAsEs Filed Jan. s1, 192s 9 sheets-sheet 'I l INVENTOR G50/ivf nl Sw/Fr, J5

w1TNE55 MMM y l ATTORNEXG July 9. 1929. s. w. swlF-r. JR 1,719,947

' MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLER PLATS' FOR PACKING CASESI med Jan. s1, 192e 9 sheets-sheet s .non j, Tim l MIEL l l\ i x l I l I I I if l Q# f w i QRO y Ef I El x #Q nul l f 'l I J l l l INVENTOR AI TORNEY July 9, l929 G. w. SWIFT, JR 1,719.947

MACHINE `FOR MAKING FILLER FLATS FOR PACKING CASE-S rma Jan. s1, 1928 9 sheets-sheet 9 INVENTOR Z5- 3361/. f 650665 IKLSW/FZJZ WITNESS arranged in longitudinal glimps.

' lranging the completed 4articles in conve'n -framcs 1 ot` the machine' serve to mount lat- 25' Ye'rally spaced standards?. Mounted in rearfacilitate the subsequent' parting ofgthe comtm-ltinant-to 'the connuon continuous web.

` UNITED STATES y I ,1,719,941v .PATENToFr-ICE.

' onon'onw. swxrnan., OFBORDENTOWENEWJERSEY.

Vrisacinrzm ron nume FILLER -ijLATs- Fon: PAntrNG casas Application tiled January 31 This invention relates to machines -for .making filler Hats for'. packing lcases and Ahas for itslobject to provide -an improved' process and machine for manufacturing articles 'othis ,nature at 'high speedand in large quantities. g y Y, One of.' he objects of the present invention is-to provide mechanism of improved construction whereby a' plurality or 'ribbons may be separately provided-with corruga- `tions and subsequently lattached to a com# mon base-web whereo'n'they constitute parallel laterally-spaced series of eorrugations Another .object of my invention is-to: provide a'suitablemachine for rapidly and ef.

- ectively 'building upa composite structure of improved form from whichsthe completed packing-easefiller. -flats are partedby" suecessive slitting and cuttinglottoperations.'

Another object vof invention is to provide'A improvedmechanism for assembling and ar# ient order for handling.' g .Y

Another i object' ofl inventionl is i to provide suitable.A mechanism for separately corrugating theseveral lribbons in al peculiar order to .posite structure to form the individual' packing-case filler blanks:y Other speciticgob'ects of invention will appear-*in the specification in' comiection with 'the/ap ended claims., 3 The 4drawingsexemplify 'my' invention in a preferredembodiment, i t a 4 Inthe drawingsv 'Y i a' preferred embodiment of my invention. Figure 2 is' a rear end elevation of :thef same on `an enlarged. scale, 'parts being.

b'roken,awa y. f

Figure ais a vertical longitudinalv section ofthe rear portionl of the machine onaanl enlarged scale. f i Figure l is a. vert-ical section of the central longitudinal portion of the machine' on" :tn ,enlz'uged scale. i

lFigure 5 is an 'enlarged 'vertical transverse section on the line'-Iiof Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an elevation of a'portionof the fountain -r'oll for applying glue to the corrugated ribbons' preliminary to' their at- Figure is a vertical transmise section on an enlargedscale corresponding to the line 7-7 of Figure at i Figures 1" 'an'd-'1 show' a side elevationf'of rality' of 'rolls 5 which are 'interposed be '1928. serial No; 250,786.

Figure Sis an enlarged vertical transverse section corresponding to the line of Figure 4.:

Figure 9 is an enlarged vertical transverse .section corresponding to the line 9 9 of Figure 4.-

Figure 10 is fragmentary plan view of the web and 'corrugated ribbon structure with the slittillgand cutting-olf. lines 'indicated thereon.

Figure l1 is a plain `viiew of' one of the completed packing-case fillerflats.

The present invention contemplates more especially that type of packing case elnploycd for the shipment of eggs. The term egg-rase filler fla-ts as employed in 'this specification, however, 1s mtended'to include 'packing- :ase liller Hats for any fragile articles that are 1mieuliarly' susceptible to breakage when subjected to sudden jars or shocks.

Ribbokfeedq Mechanism'. As shown in Figures 1, 1and 2, the side wardly presented' bracket-arms 3, at the up- Y per ends of standards 2, is an arbor 4, said arbor providing a journalling support for ayplurality of laterally-spaced rolls 5 of ribbons. A colla-r orabutinent 6, Whiclrn'iay be ,locked against axial-displacement at variouspoints along the arbor 4, serves to position th rolls 5 under the axial pressure exerted bya movable collar 7` under the pressure of frames lof lthe machine, and carries 'a plutween an adjustably' set collar 11 anda' movable 'collar 12-ac ted upon by -a compression spring 13.' an inspectionfof .Figure 2, it will be secnthat the lower ribbons or' rolls 5 :are staggered with respect tothe upperribbons or rolls 5, this arrangel'nent making .90 a' spring 8, Adowerarbor 9 is mounted in suitable bracket supports 10 on opposite side it possible to cconomize space and to feed a series of laterally-spaced guides 116 Ifor guiding thescveral ribbonsto thefrespective sections of the corrugat-ing Vrolls which are .to operate thereon. vWithin each of said guides 16-- is` a.l gravity actuated -pawl or Alinger' 17 whichdepresseseach of the upper ribbons Sinto the horizontal plane in which the upper`- and lower ribbons move 'as they ass between-cooperating pairs of corrugating rolls 18 and 19.

Ummgatng rolls. As shown iii Figure 3,' the corrugating rolls 18' and 19 are mounted upon upper and' Vlowertransverse shafts 2() 'and 21, said shafts being journalled in the side frames of the machine and. driven by any suitable power connections. As shown best in Figure 5 of the drawings, the corrugated'rolls 18 and 19 are formed with axially-spacedperipheral sections by means of peripheral grooves 18.

and 19a. Furthermore,- according to the preferred embodiment-of my invention shown on the drawings, the corrugated sections of upper roll 18 are axially offset from the corrugated sections :of lower roll 19. Each-'of the rolls` 18 and 19 is-prm'ide'd with a peculiar peripheral arrangement of cori'ugations'wliichcan be more readily undew stood after a brief description of one of the egg-case `filler flats has been given in,con nection with a description of the built-up structure of which it constitutes a' separated portion.

' Continuous 'web aadoormgatcd ribbon 'By an inspection of Figure 10, it will bei understood that the built-up structure comprises a. continuous base web or liner sheet 22 to which has been attached continuous laterally-spaced corrugated ribbons 5, It

will be seen that each of the ribbons 5, 5 is" iprovided with transverse corrugations arranged in recurring. series of groups. Ac-

cording to the present embodiment of my invention, there are six groups of corrugatious 23 arranged six in a group with flatspaces and '24 interposed between the adjacent groups. Interposed in series between each of said six groups of corrugations and the next similar series of similar groups,are two separate corrugations 25 separated from each other rom the groupsof corrugations 23 which precede and follow them by flat spaces 24. In order to .supply laterally-spaced ing to the above-described plan, the corrugating rolls 18 and.19 are provided with rugat'ions in each group and with said sets separated from each other in' series 'byv twol spaced separate eorrugations. Thus', upper corrugating rolll 18 is provided. with aplu'- rahty of groups of teeth 27 of relativelysmall. circumferential pitch, each of said groups-beingseparated from the neit 4group by a relatively broad space 28 formed-by the omission of one of said teeth. At dial2 1,719,947 i Y metricall'jy1 opposite oint-s,`the corrugating v' roll 18 is'provided with ti\'oseg`regated teeth adjacent groups o f teeth 27'by broad'spg'ic'es 2 8. The lower cori'ugating roll' 19 is provided with similarly. arranged .groups of small teeth- 29'wliich intel-mesh with the '27' separated fromv each -other and from the teeth 27 .in upper corrugating ro1l'1'8 and .A

with relatively broad-faced teeth 3() which mesh into the broad spaces -28 between the teeth 27, 27 of roll 18. It will be understood from this description that each continuous ribbon passingbetween the upper and lower coriugating rolls 18 and 19 will. a

Referring now to Figures 1, 1, vand 3, the

side frames 1- are provided with upwardlyribbon-attaching i mechpresented extensions 31 which carry airiallyspaced bearings- 32 for a'base-web roll 33 and other axially-spaced bearings 34 fora shaft 35 which carriesareserve.i'oll 36`of the base web. According to Figure 1, the

continuous base web 22 passes around suit able 'guide rollers 37 and 38 and from the latten to an impression roll 39qwl1i`ch as shown best in` Figure 3 is cooperatively disposed with respect to the lower corrugating' roll 19. As the web 22 passes between in ipression roll 39 and lower corrugating roll 19, the laterally-spaced corrugated ribbons 5, `5 are firmly pressed against the web'22 in such a |way as to securely attachsaid ribbons to the web by the aidof a' suit-able adhesive previously applied tothe 4crown surfaces of the'corrugations formed in the severa.l ribbons as well as to the interposed fiat surfaces referred to above. 'Suitable means. foi applying adhesive to the'corru-y gated ribbons, may be provided in the form of -a fountain= roll 40 operating in a trough or fountain 41 and having its peripheral surface in running contact w'ith the crowns of said corrugations'as the ribbons'pass between the fountain 'roll 40 and lower corrugated roll 19. As shown in Figure 6 of the drawings, the fountainroll 40 is proaxially-spaced v@per iph'eral grooves 40a which in effect form corre-v vided with spending number ofglue-applying belts extending varound said fountain roll. Entending'part-way around the lowercorrugated roll l9and between it and the fountain roll 40 are apluralityA of axially-spaced guards or fingers 42. These' guards or fingers are arranged','respectively in the grooves 40* and 'pio]ect ripheral the lower corrugated `roll 1'9 and intothefiix-f 'ially-spaced peripheral grooves .in -the u'p-4 per ooi-ru` ted roll 18. In this'jwa the. corrugate rinherv of 'lower corrugated 'roll 19 ribbons are retained on t e pevthey.'arem'a-de toA adhere to the fbaseweb f 'Frein the common vertical plane \vhiclii'n.f

cludes the rotary axes of rolls l8, 19,-"and` 39, the continuous composite-'bund including "base-web22 and corrugated-'ribbons'55u-ndi? attached. thereto', passi downwardly; l .around the'i'mpression roll 39`aud forwardly to a print-ing mechanism whichv is now to be described.` As indicated in Figure 2,fth iV (upper and lower.coii'ugating rolls 18 andlll as well as pressure roll 3 9, may be heated by steam conveyed thereto by means of pip- `ing connections 20, 2B, and 39 to 4these parts respectively.

Web-printing mechanism. This device is idioivninF-igrest and Mounted upon the side 1-ames 1 of 'the machine are laterally-spaced standardsk 43, which are v.connected at the top by a :transverse tic-rod 44. J ou'rnaled in the lstandards I the fiatv surfaces 24 between successive 43 on; the under side of4 thepla'ne of feed 1s a printingroll 45; saidprinting roll being provided with a number ofaugular.

`recesses 46st. intervals along' the axis of `said.pi '1 nt1n ,f ,r roll. AMounted within eaclr -of saidfanglar recesses is a type-bar 47 i Avlncli'ls adapted tof stamp 'a legend upon eration by'inean's of which the egg-case filler.

flats arev brought to 'their finished forni as' hereinafter described.' F or` this purpose, laterally-spaced.uprights 50 may be mounted nected -above'bya cross-beam 51. J'ournalejd -inl the v4uprights `50- are upper-and lower slitter-shafts 52 and 53; Secured4 to said.'

`shafts adjacent oppositev ends. thereofV are cooperating" cutterdisks 54 and 55 for triin.l

' ming-the lateral edges of the'ba-se web 22,

said'cutter disks being respectively secured to the upper and lower slitteryshaftsl by means 'of set screws 5.6.- Secured tol said cutter shafts at suitable transversel -spaced intervalsare-cooperating pairs o 'slitter- Q disks 57 and 58. 'Arranged between each pair of slitter-disks and the "next,'and-be tween eachv pair of lateral-.edge trimming cutters=and the :slitter-disks next adjacentV theretoare 'friction-driven feed rolls. 59 and 60, the upper feed rolls 59 being provided with relatively broad contactfacesadapted :eral recess w .to engage the Aupwardly-presented plane surfaces of thebaseweb 22 and the lower feed rolls .60 being-providedwith relatively 'n-.ir-

'rowfjcontactfaces adapt-cd t-o' engage the' under surface of the base-web -along the narrow corridors 33% extending. between the hitcnlly-spaccd corrugated ribbonslcarried bysaid base-web.. Adjacentto each pair of splitter-disks..i7,f"58, areuppergandlower gui-de rollers Gl and 62 which-'are provided with bro'adfaces as shown Vbest 1n Figure 8, 'for preventing upward. or downward disconnectedl :placement of the longitudinally parted section'sof the compositestructureunder the pressure of said slitter-disks. These guide rollers` are provided* with hubportions: 63

and 64. which are? secured to the upper and Ilower slitler-shat'ts by -ineans of setfscrews 56'. The feed-rolls 59 and GOare preferablydriven by'friction and for 4this purpose each of" 'said-feed-rolls freely journalcd and supported against axial displacement on it's shaft by means ofya disk 65 provided with a hub'GG which is secured to the shaft by/ a set, screw 67.4 Intcrposeiilbetween the disk (i5-and the 'feed roll. is a friction disk 68. A similar friction disk 69 is interposed betwccnthe opposite face of :the feed roll andv -a pressure disk 7() which is pressed against itunder the action of a compression spring 7-1 which is axially confined between said pressure? disk and a fixed collar 72.which is 'secured to the shaft by aset screw 56.`

y Transverse cutters.

rights ,73' which .are connected above by 'a cross-piece 74. -Journaled wit-hin said upf rights, are an upper cuttershaft and a lower-*cutter slm/ft 76. Each of said shafts isprovided with a spirally foi-ined peri-phhich extends longitudinnl-ly of the shaft and serves to accommodate a spiral eutterfbar 77. Said cutter bars cooperate with -eaclrother forv producing a shearing' cut froinone side tothe other across the several .longitudinalsections of the composite wcb'structure and thus serve to cut therefrom successive .groups of egg-case fillerv flats which are'then ready to be discharged from the machine. For the sake of convenifv ence in handling the finished egg-case fillerlla-ts, -the 'present' invention. contemplates means for arranging them lin pairs with the, fiat.- surfaces together.-

.ures tand 9 of- 4the drawings are a plurality of pairs of lower feed' deliveryrolls`79..- The.

edges of. the baseto engage' the outer side egg-case iller flats ,web portionof successive A short distance in advance o f the-slittercutters und mounted upon the sideirames 1 lof the machine, are oppositely.disposed uprolls of each of said pair-sare so disposed as delivered thereto, the laterally-spaced corrugated ribbons on said egg-case filler flats 'being presenteddownwardly in the -space between said feed rolls.t Said shaft 78 'is jourmilled inx uprights 80 arranged opposite to 1 each other on the side frames 1, said uprights being connected above by a transverse bar 81.

Cooperating .with the lower feed .delivery rolls 79 are upperdelivery feed. rollers 82 which are keyed to an upper rotary shaft 83. Suitable means for supporting the upper delivery shaft 83 against upward displacement niay be4 provided in the form of'inverted bearing blocks 84 which are secured' above tothe transverse bar 81 and provided 1 below with part-circular' bearings 85. Arranged between the lower cutter shaft 78 and lower feed delivery rolls A79` is a bridging -plate 86 which is inclined upwardly and forii-'ardlyand'deflected downwardly along its rear edge'. Said-brid ging plate'is carried by jposts 87 which project upwardlyffroinl theside frames 1. Keyedto rotary shaft 78 between each pair of lower delivpry feed rolls' 79, are Vlaterally-sp-.icedturning disks 88 which are arranged' and adapted to invert 'every other one-.of the 'completed egg-caseY filler flats ,1n each series.-

Secured to\ the outerperipliery of each'of the turning disks 88 is a rearwardly presented guard or finger V89,lthe alined guards or fingers on each pair 'of turning` disks being arranged to intercept Vthe forward edge of every alternate egg-case iillerflat which is thereby forced to remain in close juxtaposition tothe peripheries of lower feed rolls 79 and turning disks 88 until said forward edge is in turn intercepted by laterally-spaced fixed stops 90 which project.

' across the path of said. forward edge. As

a result, the.v filler flatv is caused to swing about its forward edge and to fall in an 1nverted position upon 'the previously delivered unturned filler-fiat. According to the' prcsexit embodiment of my invention, the

lower delivery feed rolls and turning disks are made of sufficient size to -rotate once while two successive egg-case filler ilatsare being delivered. It will be understood there- V fore that each alternate sheet is delivered g flatwise with the corrugated ribbons pre-1 Asented upwardly while every other filler flat will be inverted and fall upon the former- -with its corrugatedribbons presented downwardly, the filler flats being thus paired in their relative positions -most convenient to be liandled'in placing theminthe crates for which they are intended.

4 Delivery comieyorr i .As shown in Figures '1* and 4, a delivery feed table 91 extends forwardly from and below the deliveryfeed rolls. Journaled in the side frames 1 to the rear of delivery feed board 91 is a belt-supportlng roller 92.

At the forward edge of said feed board "ournaledin-extensions to the side frames 1,

is a second belt-supporting roller 93. u Running around saidrollers 92 'and 93 and over- I the completed egg-case filler blanks froiii the Referring nowtoFigure .1,1 a mainpower- -drivenfshaft is journaled in suitable bearing brackets 101 mountcdfon the side frames 1. .Keyed to the. shaft 100 isa spur 103 wli'icli .is keyed to the shaft 21"-wliicli lcarries the-lower corrugated roll 19 and transmits power to the upper corrugated-roll 18. Itwill be understood from the foregoing description that the upper and.lower,:corru gating rolls 18 and V19, pressure roll 39, and

. fountain roll .4.0 are all .rota-table in unison. As shown best .in Figure 3,- -the fountain or' trough 511 which. holds"the adhesive, is lmov.-v able longitudinally to throw -thefontain roll 40 into and out of position to apply adhesive to Vthe corrugated ribbons.. For this `iiiiion 102 which iiies'lie's 'into a large gear A purpose, -a vrackbar 104 maybe secured to' the bottom of fountain 41. Mes-hing into rackvbar 104 is spur-pinion 105 keyed to an oscillatory shaft 106. which carries a hand-lever 107. By moving said hand-lever 107 through an arc of approximately 180 degrees, the fountain 41 aiid fountain roll 40 may be` moved from the position shown, in

Figure 3 'to a position distant tlierefroin.- i The fountain roll -40 is carried by a shaft" r' 108 which is journaled in suitable bearings on the fountain frame.` Keyed to shaft 108 is a large spur'gear 109 which, in the saiddistant .position of the fountain roll 40,

meshes with a slowly moving spur gear 110 l keyedto a shaft 111. Suitable connections `for imparting a slow rotary -moveiiient'to the shaft 111, .may bef provided as follows. Keyed to the shaft 100 which carries the gear 102, is aV spur pinion 102'* which, as

shown in Figure 1, is in mesh withfa spur ear 1 12, said .gear 112 'being keyed to a shaft 113. .Also keyed to the shaft 113, 4is asprocket pinion'114 which`drives' a sprocket chain 115, said sprocket chain being connected above to a sprocket wheel 116 which is keyed to the shaft 111. -It will be seen, therefore, that if, for anyreason', the fountain roll has been retracted from its adhesiveapplying position, its rotary movement may be continued forthe purpose Vof Ipreventing d the adhesive becoming dried on exposed portions of the fountain roll 40should said roll be lbrought ,to rest for Aany considerable length oftime.l 'Referring now to.Figures 1 and 1, the spur pinion 102 drives a. large spur gear 117 4onpa.l .shaft-1.18, saidgear 117 beingfm mesh with a spur gear 119 keyed to a shaft 120.

4A, small pinion 121 which is also keyed to the shaft 120, meshes with a small gear 122 which is keyed to the shaft upon.

'keyed to the lower slitter shaft 53. Keyed to the shaft 53, is a spur pinion 127 which drives` a spur gear 12S carried by the up er slitter shaft. 5 2. .The spur gear 126-a so drives a spur gear 129 on the lower cutterV shaft 76 which meshes with a spur gear .180 carried by the upper cutter shaft 75. Keyed to the other ends of lower and upper cutter shafts 76 and 75, are intermeslung gears 129#L and 130a (see Figure 4).y Gear 129 drives an idler 131 which meshes with a .gear 13 2 on the 'lower delivery feed shaft 78, a spur gear 133 being in mesh with spur gear132 for driving the upper delivery feed shaft 83. As shown in 'Figures 1, 4, and 9, a connectingrod 134 has one end pivotally mounted on a stud135 which projects laterally from the lspur gear 132, said's'tud being. provided with a T-shaped head 13G to adapt vit to be slidably adjusted in a T- shaped slot 137 and radially with respect to the axis of lower delivery feel shaft 7 8. By adjusting said T-head stud 'to different positions along said slot, the throw imparted to said connecting rod, may be regulated at will. The forward end of connectingrod "134 is pivotally rmounted upon va studlSS which is carried in the outer end of a ratchet lever 139` pivotally "mounted upon the forward conveyor shaft 140 to.whicl1 is keyed a. ratchet 141. Said ratchet lever 139`earries a pawl 142 which is pivoted upon said stud `'138 and operates -on the ratchet 141 for imparting periodic movementsthereto.

1. Amachine .for making egg-case filler flats, said machine comprising meansfor forming each of a plurality of ribbons with transverse*corrugations, and means for securing said corrugated ribbons to a fiat web or base in laterally-spaced order.

2.-A machine for making egg-case filler flats, which machine comprises means for feeding a'continuous web or base, means for.

superimposing thereon and securingthereto lin laterally-spaced order a plurality of corrugated ribbons, and means for cutting from the resulting structure successive portions -thereof 3. A machine for making egg-case filler Hats, which machine comprises mechanism lforapplying to acontinuously moving web a plurality of laterally-spaced corrugated ribbons, means for slitting said continuous- Rotating with the spur .l

ly moving web longitudinally between ad- ]acent corrugated ribbons, and means. for

severmg successive portions from the longii tudin'ally parted sections.

4. A machine for makmg egg-'case fillerl flats', which machine comprises mechanism' for separately formingv a plurality of corrugated ribbons, mechanism for attaching said corrugated ribbons in laterally-spaced parallel arrangement to a fiat web or base,

having' a plurality of parallelly arranged -mccl1anism for separating said flat web or base into longitudinally parted sections each corrugated ribbons attached thereto, andmcchanism for cutting off successive p0rtions of said longitudinally divided sections to form the egg-case filler Hats. i

5'. A machine for makingegg-case flats, "which machine comprises:` mechanism for supplying a continuous web, a plurality of corrugatin'g rolls, mechanism for passing filler i i a plurality of separate ribbons through said eorrugating rolls, mechanism for continuousL' attaching thecorrugated ribbons to said continuous'web, mechanism for llongitudinally slitting said continuous web, and mechanism for severing successive-portions from the parted sections of said web with superposed corrugated ribbons to form eggcase filler flats. l

(3. A machine for making egg-case filler flats, which machine comprises an impressionroll, means for supplying a continuous .flat web to said impression roll, mech anisin for separately corrugating a pluralityof ribbons, niechanism for supernnposing said corrugated ribbons in laterallyspaced arrangement upon said continuous flat web and. attaching them thereto while said flat web is passing over said impression roll, mechanism for parting said fiat web longitudinally between adjacently-disposed y corrugated ribbons, and mechanism for cutting oli' successive portions of the longitu-V d inhally parted sections of said web and corrugated ribbons to formthe egg-case filler Hats.

7. A machine for making egg-case filler flats, said machine comprising cooperating corrugated rolls,- one of-said rolls being constructed with axially-spaced peripheral sections, means lor supplying a'ribbon to each of said peripheral portions, a fountain roll arranged to apply adhesive to the crowns ofl the lcorrugations imparted to said ribbons by said corrugating rolls, an impression roll arranged to press a continuous flat web againstsaid crowns of the corrugations in all 'of` said'ribljons, means for; supplying a continuousiat web to said impression roll between it and the corrugated iibbons ,and means for separating the composite structure into sections to form eggecase filler. flats.

8. In a machine for making egg-case filler flats,4 the combinationjwith cooperating corrugating rolls, of a roll-supportingarbor, a plurality oi' laterally-spaced ribbon-roll supports mounted on said arbor, means for guiding said ribbons in laterally-spaced ar-` rangement to said corrugating rolls, means for applying adhesive to the crowns or the corrugations formed by said rolls y1n all ot said ribbons, an impression roll cooperative# ly arranged with respect to 011e of said cor/ 10 rugating rolls about which the corrugatedlribbons are passed, and-'means for feeding a flat webover said impression roll and between it and said corrugated ribbons, said cooperatively arranged corrugated L and impression rolls being adapted to attach the adhesive-carrying crowns to said fiat web.

9."In amachine for making egg-case filler Hats, the combination with corrugating rolls 'cooperatively arranged with respect to eachA other, said corrugatmg rolls being provided withA peripherally-spacedv groups of ribboncorrugating teeth, of a pluralityl of ribbon "rolls arranged todeliver laterally-spaced ribbons to-'said rolls, means forsupplying a common base-web to alli of the laterallyspaced corrugated ribbons, and means for rolls'on the other of said arbors, a guidebar provided `with ecpenings respectively 4adapted and arrang'V to-guide said ribbons be- 40 tween said corrugating rolls, an impression roll between which and one of said corru'- gating rolls the corrugated ribbons are s passed, means for supplying aflat web to said impression'roll and between it and the corrugating roll last` referred to, and means for applying adhesive to said corrugated ribbons, the crowns of the corrugations on all of said ribbons being secured to said web by means of said impression roll.

11. In a-machine'for making egg-case ller. flats, the combination with corrugating rolls cooperatively arranged with respect to veach other, of means for delivering parallel rlbbon's to and between said' corrugating v rolls, neansfor supplying a base-Web common to all of the laterally-spaced corrugated ribbons aneans' for attaching all of said corrugatedzy ribbons to said common base web, means for parting said base web longltudlnally means for cutting off successive portions o the parted sections to form the egg-case fillers, and

v ery other one of the e g-case llers cut rom each of said longitudinal sections.A as ^12. a machine for making 'egg-case {illeans for invertin ever flats, the lcombination with cooperating corrugatlng rolls, of roll-supporting arbors arranged on opposite sides of a planeln which said corrugating rolls coact, a plurall ity of laterally-slm'ced rolls of ribbons mounted on each arbor, 11e 'rolls on one of said arbors being stagg(\..i'ed with respect to the rolls on the other of said arbors, a guide bar provided with openings respectively adapted and arranged to guide said ribbons into position'to be operated upon by said u vided with peripherally-spaced groups of transversely arranged proJections for 1mparting groups of corrugations tosaid ribl bons with interif'ening fiat spaces between said groups, of a plurality of ribbon rolls arranged to deliver laterally-spaced ribbons to said rolls, a fountain roll for applying adhesive to said ribbons as theypass around one of said corrugating rolls, means for supplying a base-web common to all offthe laterally-spaced corrugated ribbonsf, and an impression roll cooperatively arranged with respect to the last-mentioned corrugating roll for pressing said corrugated ribbons against said common base-web.

14. In a machine for making egg-case filler Hats, the combination of an upper corrugating roll provided vwith .peripheral grooves forming axiallysseparated corrugated sections, a lower corrugating roll provided with peripheralV grooves forming aXiallyseparated corrugated sections intermeshing with the .corrugated sections of the upper roll, means for delivering a ribbon to each section of the lower corrugated rol'l and be I tween said corrugating rolls, means for dellvermg a web,1nto. pos1tion to be attached vto all of said ribbons 'in common, means for securing said ribbons to said common web,

l.and means for parting the composite structure thus produced into sections.

.15. In a machine for making egg-case ller' flats, the combination of an upper corrugating roll provided with peripheral grooves Y formingaxially-separated corrugated sec-- tions, a lower corrugating roll provided with perlpheral grooves forming axially-separated corrugated sections intermeshing with the corrugated sections of the upper'roll, an impression roll, means for delivering a ribbon to each section of the lower corrugated roll, s ald ribbons passing between said corrugating rolls and between the 'lower corrugatlng roll and said impression roll, means for applying adhesive to the corrugated ribf bons, means for delivering ajweb to said impression roll, said web being common toall of said ribbons and -adapted to be attached to said ribbons b'yfmeans of the interposed adhesive, and 4means for Vpartingthe colnposite structure thus produced into sections.

16. In a machine for making egg-case filler flats, the eoinbination'of an vupper corrugat ing rolll provided with peripheral grooves forming axially-separated Vcorrugated secmeans for delivering a ribbonI7 to each seetions, a lower corrugating roll provided with peripheral grooves forming axially-separated corrugated sections off-set with respect to the corrugated sections of the upper roll,`

tion et' the -loWer corrugated roll, said ribbons passing between said corrugating rolls 'around the lower eorrugating roll and between theHlatter and 'said impression roll, means for delivering a web to saidim ress1on roll, said'web being common to a l of said ribbons, a fountain roll for adhesive op-' erating upon the corrugated ribbons as they pass around the lower corrugated roll, said impressionroll being adapted to attach said ribbons to said common web by the 'aid of an interposed adhesive, and means fors-parting the composite strueturethus produced into sections.

17. In a machine for makingegg-case filler flats, the combination of an upper corrugating roll provided with peripheral grooves forming axially-se1iarated corrugated sections, a lower corrugating roll provided with peripheral grooves forming axiallyseparated corrugated sections oli'sct with respect -to the corrugated sections ofthe upper` roll, an impression roll disposed below the lower corrugating roll, means for delivering a ribbon to each section of the lower corrugated roll, said ribbons passing between said corrngating rolls around the lower corrugating roll and between the latter and said impression roll, means for applying adhesive to said corrugated ribbons, means for delivering a web to said impression roll,'said web heilig coinmoir'toall of .said ribbons,v said impression roll being adapted to attach said ribbons to said common web by the aid ol an interposed ad-4 hesive, finger guards extending around the peripheral sections of the lower corrugating roll andinto the peri pheral grooves of the -upper corrugating roll, and ineans for parting the composite structure thus produced into sections. l A

1.8. In a machine for making egg case filler flats, the' combination with mechanism for feeding a continuous web or base, of means for superiiniviosingJ thereon and securing thereto in laterally spaced order a plurality of corrugated ribbons.

n GEORGE W. SWIFT,.IR. 

